Business Analyst (Futures & Derivatives - Front to Bank)

Location: Singapore
Job Type: Contract
Posted: 5 months ago
Contact: Chevelle Tan
Discipline:
Reference: BBBH36290_1721401767

Business Analyst (Futures & Derivatives Clearing - Front to Bank)

  • Contract until 31 Dec 2025

The Client

  • MNC Bank

The Opportunity

  • Provide PM/ BA support for front to back control review in futures and derivatives clearing.
  • Perform root cause analysis of control gaps in the operations team.
  • Documentation of project artefacts, including, Target Operating Models, BRDs, User Stories, Test Cases
  • Support Ops SME's in determining, identifying, and remediating the control gaps and documenting them.
  • Deliver requirements, prepare testing plans if any and execute/oversee testing and development of associated project artifacts as required for deliverables.
  • Day-to-day management of individual project responsibilities including milestone setting, task and actions management, co-ordination, and execution of plan within required timelines and to stakeholder quality expectations.
  • Assess and manage risk and issues.
  • Support and manage business ad-hoc queries and requirements.
  • Foster and maintain relationships with business and technology stakeholders and support engagement in working groups, steercos, and workshops where required.
  • Identify key project risks, whether stated or not, and manage to resolution or escalate accordingly.
  • Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy and can operate with a limited level of direct supervision.
  • Requires attention to detail when making judgments and recommendations based on the analysis of factual information.

Your Background

  • Degree in Banking or equivalent with 6-10 years' experience in Data Analysis, tracing cash events through multiple systems front to back.
  • Experience in delivering Operational process improvements and controls
  • Track record as a Business Analyst/ Program manager within the Financial Services/Investment Banking industry.
  • Knowledge of Markets Operations businesses/ functions is required. Knowledge & understanding of workflows and controls beneficial.
  • Knowledge on Futures and Options products and Clearing industry is a plus.
  • Strong communication skills to enable the capture of current state and target state processes, challenges and requirements
  • Ability to work independently, multi-task, have great attention to detail and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative.
  • Able to lead conference calls and produce meeting agendas, materials, and minutes.
  • Have experience of leading User Acceptance Testing (UAT) projects, including overseeing the development & implementation of the UAT test plan, scripts and tools using the detailed functional requirements document.
  • Must be extremely organized, motivated and a self-starter.
  • Ability to prioritize and multi-task is key.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to clearly document findings and put together proposals for solutions.
  • Excellent Excel, Powerpoint and process mapping skillsets required.
  • Ability to work under tight contractual deadlines.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate to a range of audiences and facilitate discussions.

EA Reg no: R1762272

EA Licence Number: 08C5248